John Deere acquires autonomous sprayer maker GUSS in biggest robotics play yet
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-11-07
John Deere made its biggest robotics move yet by acquiring GUSS Automation, a leader in autonomous sprayers. GUSS has sprayed 2.6M acres, logged 500K operational hours, and cut chemical use by 90%. Amid a global farm labor crisis, robots now handle end-to-end workflows — planting, monitoring, weeding, harvesting — getting smarter each season.
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